Insights and Stories on Brazil

China holds off on soybean purchases due to high Brazil premiums, traders say

Oct. 16, 2025 at 9:43 am CDT

China has yet to secure much of its soybean supply for December and January as high premiums for Brazilian cargoes discourage buyers.

A JBS flag and Brazil flag fly side by side with the sky as background. Photo: REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Top global meatpacker JBS prepares for drop in cattle for slaughter in 2026

Sep. 18, 2025 at 9:55 am CDT

By Reuters Roberto Samora

Raw beef with a brazil flag label on it.

U.S. tariffs on Brazil will reshape global beef trade flows, analysts say

Aug. 27, 2025 at 4:07 pm CDT

By Kylie Madry Reuters roberto-samora

Brazil in talks with Canada to revive Mercosur trade deal

Aug. 15, 2025 at 10:53 am CDT

By Reuters

JBS sees US cattle cycle improving from late 2027

Aug. 14, 2025 at 10:37 am CDT

By Ana Mano Reuters roberto-samora

closeup view of dairy cows in a row in a milking parlour.

Bird flu virus could be airborne: study

Aug. 7, 2025 at 6:13 pm CDT

A research study from the United States suggests that bird flu could have spread amongst cattle through the air or contaminated wastewater at dairy farms.

By Adam Peleshaty

Meatpackers rethink beef exports to US after Trump tariffs, industry lobby says

Jul. 15, 2025 at 2:30 pm CDT

Brazilian meatpackers are weighing whether to make new shipments of beef products to the United States after President Donald Trump announced a 50 per cent tariff on Brazil last week, Roberto Perosa, president of Brazilian beef lobby ABIEC, said.

By Ana Mano Reuters Rodrigo Viga Gaier

China soybean imports hit record June high on strong Brazil shipments

Jul. 14, 2025 at 9:44 am CDT

China’s soybean imports hit the highest level ever for the month of June, a Reuters calculation of customs data showed on Monday, driven by a surge in shipments from top supplier Brazil.

By Ella Cao Lewis Jackson Reuters

An inspector looking at sides of beef, which are hanging in a cooler.

Trump tariff on Brazilian goods could jack up U.S. burger price

Jul. 10, 2025 at 4:05 pm CDT

U.S. President Donald Trump's plan for a 50 per cent tariff on goods from Brazil will likely raise prices for the beef that is used in American hamburgers, traders and analysts said on Thursday, as food manufacturers increasingly rely on imports during a time of declining domestic production.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

China’s May soybean imports from Brazil jump 37.5 per cent year over year

Jun. 20, 2025 at 10:04 am CDT

China’s soybean imports from Brazil surged 37.5 per cent in May from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, as buyers scooped up South America’s bumper crop, while supplies from the United States also rose 28.3 per cent.